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    penalties and disabilities , on account of their religions belief . " Observing" that the ^ writer of the Manual persists in styling Unitarians SocinianSj which term they disavow , and in whose belief they do not fully coincide 5 anc } as he makes a marked distinction between these Sociuians and Protestants ,

    speaking" of them as unbelievers and rejecters of revelation , ( see pp . 57 and 89 of the Introduction , and 84 and 96 of the Exposition , ) H . G has taken the liberty to send Mr . Molineux a learned and clear statement of the Unitarian doctrine , ( Dr . Carpenter ' s Unitarianism the Doctrine of the Gospel , ) attempting * to prove that it is conformable with the doctrines contained

    in the gospel . *< Mr . Mnlineux will have the goodness to give the work an attentive and impartial perusal , when , it is hoped , that whether the arguments are or are not to him convincing , lie will be sufficiently candid to allow , that , as the Unitarians most fully believe in the divine mission of Jesus

    Christ , they are decidedly Christians . Though H . G . believes that many of tbe Catholic d ctrines are not what were taug-ht by Christ and his apostles he most cheerfully concedes to the Catholics the term Christians , a term to which he believes every man to be entitled , who acknowledges a faith in the divine mission of Jesus Christ " November 27 , 1 S 18 . "

    u Mr . Molineux is happy in this occasion of expressing' his gratitude to Mr . Holbrook Gaskell , for the pleasure afforded him in the perusal of the learned and ingenious Dr . Carpenter . Mr . Mhad indeed previously just g-Janced the wor | c over , but at the time had not the leisure to consider the aj-gfuinents as much as he wished . He feels no hesitation to

    confess that , in his opinion , formed after mature deliberation , Unitarians appear to have as much reason for their belief , as any seat of Protestantism has or can have-Indeed , the Doctor proves this in the most satisfactory manner , even from th& internal evidence of the Scriptures , as every

    person , capable of followinghim in his . refined a . i £ umentation ., must acknowledge . Mj \ M ., however , thinks , himself free to acknowled ge , that the general impression roade on his mind , by the perusal , is confirmatory of the Catholic rule of faith , ViZ « that Scripture is not of private

    interpretation . This , as Mr IT GaskeH is without doubt aware , is the essential difference between a Catholic and a Protestant , of whatever denomination . In favour ° _* we former a powerful argmrienittim ad WtoiH tm ti > M # ht Jb > $ < U ^ wjl frum the fapt , Wt I } r . Q . cfta <^ 4 ( y in umfry jdacea ^ one of which may be seen in JNote- p . 59 ,

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    that the common translations are made to teach , or , at least , favour , the doctrine of the proper divinity of the Son . " Mr . M . is sorry that his friend , tbe Author of the Manual , should seem to cherish so illiberal an idea , as that which denies the right « f Unitarians to b $ con * sidered Christians ; the more so , as he is

    aware , that abuse and illiberality are wea pons ^ generally employed , where the legitimate ones of reason and argument arc ? wanting . It is , however , hoped , that he only means to say that , in his o pinion Unitarianism is not Christian doctrine , which is just what Dr . C . asserts of the Trinity , in the second line of p . 80 .

    " If Mr . M . must differ from Mr . H . Q . in any point , he is happy to find that they are perfectly agreed in charity , the v ^ ry essence of Christianity . He is anxious ta declare , that he shall ever hail the person

    who , adhering to that rule , admits the code of Divine revelation , and professes sentiments which , in the sincere eopvietion of his own miud he believes to be in unison with its contents , as a Christian , as a brother in Christ Jesus . < ' January 14 , 1819 . "

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    and Rev . Mr . Molineux , a Catholic Priest . 287

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    Sir , HAVING occasion lately to consult Mr . G- Dyer ' s * book on

    Subscription to Articles of Faith , I was somewhat disappointed at not finding a full account of the Articles to be subscribed at our Universities-There is an extract from the Oxford Statutes , " delivered to every gentleman at the time of his matriculation , "

    in vour last Volume rXHI [ . 7351 : in your last Volume XIII . 735 }; but this expresses merel ) the demand of subscription , and not the matter to be subscribed , 1 should therefore be obliged to any of your Correspondents who will inform me what

    obligations a young man comes under at Cambridge on matriculation 5 and what is the amount of subscription at both Cambridge and Oxford ? I will candidly confess that my object is to > ascertain how far a Dissenter , and , particularly an Unitarian , can con- ^ scientiouslv enter his son in either of

    our Universities . While I am writing , permit me also to inquire what ; are the oaths tnken bv the clergy , at their ordination or their induction into benefices ; whether there he * uiy difference in these oaths , as respects College-livings and others ; and whether Bonds of Resignation be stiB in use ? A FATHER-/ I ^^ M ^^ I

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), May 2, 1819, page 287, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1772/page/7/